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Ponder El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

401 W Bailey, Ponder, TX 76259 · (940) 479-8320 · Part of Ponder Independent School District

Ponder’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
773
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ponder El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Texas’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ponder kids: Ponder J H

On the path

Where Ponder kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ponder ElYou are here
6–8Ponder J H389 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

401 W Bailey, Ponder

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K59
Kindergarten102
Grade 1119
Grade 2114
Grade 3113
Grade 4124
Grade 5142
Enrollment over time
714’20
723’21
754’22
773’23
773’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 4%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ponder El from Ponder families.

Other schools in Ponder Independent School District

The district →
Ponder J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ponder
A−
389 students13:1
Ponder H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Ponder
A
557 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Ponder’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.